Residential Zones.

Form-Based Zones.

Industrial Zones.

Open Space Zones.

Special Purpose Zones.

To allow more flexibility from the standard provisions of the underlying base zone.

To protect unique site features or implement location-specific regulations.

To specify a particular standard or guideline for an area.

Each base zone shall be shown on the zoning map by use of its representative zone symbol, as listed in Table 17.26.020-1 (Rancho Cucamonga Zones and Subzones).

Each adopted specific plan shall be delineated with the respective zone symbol (SP ) and number to distinguish it from other adopted specific plans and/or planned communities. This designation on the zoning map serves to provide a reference to the corresponding master plan project documents adopted by the city council.

Each Overlay Zone shall be shown on the zoning map by use of its representative symbol in conjunction with the base zone symbol (e.g., VL-H), as listed in Table 17.26.020-1 (Rancho Cucamonga Zones and Subzones).

Residential uses.

Agriculture and animal-related uses.

Recreation, resource preservation, open space, education, and public assembly uses.

Utility, transportation, public facility, and communication uses.

Office and service uses.

Retail and restaurant uses.

Automobile and vehicle uses.

Industrial, manufacturing, and processing uses.

Permitted (P). A land use shown with a "P" indicates that the land use is permitted by right in the designated zone, subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of this title (e.g., development standards) as well state and federal law.

Permitted with a Minor Use Permit (M). A land use shown with an "M" indicates that the land use is permitted in the designated zone upon issuance of a minor use permit from the designated approving authority, subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of this zoning code (e.g., development standards) as well as state and federal law.

Conditionally permitted (C). A land use shown with a "C" indicates that the land use is permitted in the designated zone upon issuance of a conditional use permit from the designated approving authority, subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of this zoning code (e.g., development standards) as well as state and federal law.

Not permitted (N). A land use shown with an "N" is not allowed in the applicable zone. Additionally, uses not shown in the table are not permitted, except as otherwise provided for in this title.

Adult entertainment permit (A). A land use shown with an "A" indicates that the land use is permitted in the designated zone upon issuance of an adult entertainment permit from the designated approving authority, subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of this zoning code (e.g., development operational standards) as well as state and federal law.

The Hillside Residential Zone permits single residential dwellings either on separate lots or clustered together in a buildable area along with accessory structures only. Uses other than residential dwellings are deemed to be too intensive and are not consistent with the general plan.

Hillside development review is required for any subdivision or development within the Hillside Residential Zone. As part of the hillside development review, environmental studies and investigations such as, but not limited to, geological, hydrological, seismic, slope and soil conditions, access/circulation, and biota research, shall be conducted for any development in this zone. Based on this information, the actual number of dwelling units shall be determined. However, the maximum density shall not exceed two dwelling units per net buildable acre. Determining the buildable area of a site must also meet the performance development criteria in this chapter. Additionally, a site plan showing lot layouts, access, street design, building locations, building design, vegetation management, wildfire protection, and grading shall be prepared in accordance with the review procedures contained in article II (Land Use and Development Procedures). All such proposals must comply with the absolute policies, design standards, and standards in this title.

Adult day care home. Defined by state law as the provision of nonmedical care to six or fewer adults, including seniors, in the provider's own home, for a period of less than 24 hours at a time. Homes serving more than six adults are included in adult day care facility.

Caretaker housing. A residence that is accessory to a site with a nonresidential primary use and that is needed for security, 24-hour care or supervision, or monitoring of facilities, equipment, or other conditions on the site.

Dwelling, multi-family. A building designed and intended for occupancy by three or more households living independently of each other, each in a separate dwelling unit, which may be owned individually or by a single landlord (e.g., triplex, quadplex, apartment, apartment house, townhouse, condominium).

Dwelling, single-family. A building designed exclusively for occupancy by one household on a single lot. This classification includes manufactured homes (defined in California Health and Safety Code § 18007) and model homes for the first sale of homes within the subdivision.

Dwelling, two-family. An attached building (e.g., duplex) designed for occupancy by two households living independently of each other, where both dwellings are located on a single lot. For the purposes of this title, this definition also includes halfplexes (two attached units, each with a separate lot). Does not include accessory dwelling units.

Emergency shelter. Housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to an occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person. No individual may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay.

Family day care home. State-licensed facilities that provide nonmedical care and supervision of minor children for periods of less than 24 hours within a single-family or multi-family dwelling. The occupant of the residence provides care and supervision generally for seven to 14 children. As described in the Health and Safety Code, large day care homes may provide services for up to 14 children when specific conditions are met.

Group residential. Shared living quarters without separate kitchen and/or bathroom facilities for each room or unit. This classification includes residential hotels, dormitories, fraternities, sororities, convents, rectories, and private residential clubs but does not include living quarters shared exclusively by a family. This category includes boardinghouses, which are defined as a building other than a hotel or restaurant where meals or lodging or both meals and lodging are provided for compensation for four or more persons.

Guest house. A detached structure accessory to a single-family dwelling, accommodating living and/or sleeping quarters, but without kitchen or cooking facilities.

Home occupation. The conduct of a business within a dwelling unit or residential site, employing occupants of the dwelling, with the business activity being subordinate to the residential use of the property. Examples include, but are not limited to, accountants and financial advisors, architects, artists, attorneys, offices for construction businesses (no equipment or material storage), and real estate sales. This category includes cottage food uses, consistent with state law.

Live-work facility. A structure or portion of a structure:

Manufactured home. California Health and Safety Code § 18007 defines a manufactured home as a structure, that meets the following criteria:

Mobile home park. Consistent with definitions of state law (Health and Safety Code § 18214), a mobile home park is any site that is planned and improved to accommodate two or more mobile homes used for residential purposes, or on which two or more mobile home lots are rented, leased, or held out for rent or lease, or were formerly held out for rent or lease and later converted to a subdivision, cooperative, condominium, or other form of resident ownership, to accommodate mobile homes used for residential purposes.

Residential care facility. Consistent with the definitions of state law, a residential care facility provides housing and 24-hour nonmedical care for seven or more children, elderly persons, or physically and mentally handicapped persons in need of personal services, protection, supervision, assistance, guidance, or training essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. This classification includes, but is not limited to, rest homes, residential care facilities for the elderly, adult residential facilities, wards of the juvenile court, and other facilities licensed by the State of California. Convalescent homes, nursing homes, and similar facilities providing medical care for more than six persons are included under the definition of medical services, extended care. When located in the low (L) and low-medium (LM) residential zones, a residential care facility shall maintain a minimum three-acre project area.

Residential care home. A residential care facility licensed or supervised by any federal, state, or local agency, which provides housing and nonmedical care for six or fewer children, elderly persons, or physically and mentally handicapped persons in a family-like environment. These facilities include the following:

Short-term rental. A short-term rental is a dwelling unit, or any portion thereof, that is rented by the host to another party for a period of not more than 30 consecutive days in exchange for any form of monetary or non-monetary consideration, including trade, fee, swap or any other consideration in lieu of cash payment. Hosted stays, un-hosted stays, and vacation rentals are types of short-term rental. Related definitions are available in section 8.34.010.

Single-room occupancy (SRO) facility. Multi-unit housing for very low-income persons that typically consists of a single room and shared bath and also may include a shared common kitchen and common activity area. SROs may be restricted to seniors or be available to persons of all ages. Subsidized versions may be supervised by a government housing agency.

Transitional housing. Consistent with Health and Safety Code § 50675.2, transitional housing is defined as buildings configured as rental housing developments but operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six months.

Supportive housing. Housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to an onsite or offsite service that assists the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.

Low Barrier Navigation Center. A Housing First, low-barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing.

Agricultural uses. This use category includes farms, orchards, vineyards, livestock grazing, and hydroponics, including on-site sales of products grown on site.

Animal keeping. Care and maintenance of animals on private property. The listing below provides a distinction between various types of animals related to allowed use provisions in chapter 17.88 (Animal Regulations). This classification is distinct from "animal sales and grooming" and "equestrian facility (commercial or hobby)." Also see "Kennel, commercial," which provides for the boarding of animals (e.g., doggie day-care).

Equestrian facility, commercial. Commercial horse, donkey, and mule facilities including horse ranches, boarding stables, riding schools and academies, horse exhibition facilities (for shows or other competitive events), pack stations, and barns, stables, corrals, and paddocks accessory and incidental to these uses.

Equestrian facility, hobby. Stables, corrals, and paddocks used by the individual homeowners of corresponding property and their animals.

Microscale agriculture. The production of food in a form and scale that is appropriate for an urban mixed-use or commercial context, most commonly for the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, flowers, fiber, nuts, seeds, or culinary herbs for sale or donation of its produce to the public.

Assembly use. A permanent meeting facility for organizations operating on a membership basis for the promotion of the interests of the members, including facilities for business associations; civic, social, and fraternal organizations; labor unions and similar organizations; political organizations; religious organizations; professional membership organizations; and other membership organizations.

Cemetery/mausoleum. Land used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including columbariums and mausoleums. Also see descriptions for "Mortuary/funeral home" and "Crematory services."

Community center/civic use. Multipurpose meeting and recreational facility typically consisting of one or more meeting or multipurpose rooms, kitchen, and/or outdoor barbecue facilities that are available for use by various groups for such activities as meetings, parties, receptions, dances, etc.

Community garden. A privately or publicly owned vacant parcel of land used by the community or a neighborhood for the growing of fruits, vegetables, and culinary herbs for personal consumption and/or to be offered for sale on site or at a local certified farmers' market.

Convention center. A large building designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees. Convention centers typically have at least one auditorium and may also contain concert halls, lecture halls, meeting rooms, and conference rooms. Some large resort-area hotels include a convention center.

Golf course/clubhouse. A golf course and accessory facilities and uses including clubhouses with bar and restaurant, locker and shower facilities, driving ranges, "pro shops" for on-site sales of golfing equipment, and golf cart storage and sales facilities.

Indoor amusement/entertainment facility. An establishment providing amusement and entertainment services in an indoor facility for a fee or admission charge, including, but not limited to, dance halls, ballrooms, bowling alleys, laser tag, inflatable playgrounds, trampoline parks, escape room venues and electronic game arcades, as primary uses. Four or more electronic games or coin-operated amusements in any establishment, or premises where 50 percent or more of the floor area is occupied by amusement devices, are considered an amusement device arcade as described above; three or less machines are not considered a land use separate from the primary use of the site.

Indoor fitness and sports facility, large. An establishment predominantly for participant sports and health activities conducted entirely within an enclosed building or tenant space greater than 2,500 square feet. Typical uses include bowling alleys, billiard parlors, ice/roller skating rinks, indoor racquetball courts, indoor climbing facilities, soccer areas, athletic clubs, and health clubs. This use classification also includes studio-style facilities such as dance/ballet, yoga, martial arts, and fitness studios.

Indoor fitness and sports facility, small. An establishment predominantly for participant sports and health activities conducted entirely within an enclosed building or tenant space less than or equal to 2,500 square feet. Typical uses include studio-style facilities such as dance/ballet, yoga, martial arts, and fitness studios but may also include uses described in "indoor fitness and sports facilities, large" if they are in an enclosed building less than or equal to 2,500 square feet.

Library and museum. A public or quasi-public facility including aquariums, arboretums, art exhibitions, botanical gardens, historic sites and exhibits, libraries, museums, and planetariums, which are generally noncommercial in nature.

Outdoor commercial recreation. Facility for various outdoor participant sports and types of recreation where a fee is charged for use (e.g., amphitheaters, amusement and theme parks, golf driving ranges, health and athletic club with outdoor facilities, miniature golf courses, skateboard parks, stadiums and coliseums, swim and tennis clubs, water slides, zoos).

Park and public plaza. A public park including playgrounds and athletic fields/courts and public plazas and outdoor gathering places for community use. If privately owned and restricted to the public (e.g., require payment of fee), the same facilities are included under the definition of "outdoor commercial recreation."

Public safety facility. Facility operated by public agencies including fire stations, other fire prevention and firefighting facilities, and police and sheriff substations and headquarters, including interim incarceration facilities.

Resource-related recreation. Facility related to passive recreation in open space areas including bicycle and pedestrian trails, picnic areas, parking areas, and interpretive centers.

School, academic (private). Any privately owned and operated elementary school, middle school, secondary school, high school, or other institution providing academic instruction for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. This listing also includes a private school operating under a charter from the local school district and not managed directly by the governing body of the public school district (e.g., school board).

School, academic (public). Public elementary schools, middle schools, secondary schools, high schools, and any other public school providing academic instruction for students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

School, college/university (private). Any privately owned college or university, including medical schools, law schools, and other instruction of higher education, including dorms, offices, facility maintenance yards, offices, and similar supportive functions.

School, college/university (public). Public community colleges, colleges, and universities, including dorms, offices, facility maintenance yards, offices, and similar supportive functions.

School, specialized education and training. Specialty schools for instructing and training students in a variety of specialized programs, including, but not limited to, computers and electronics training, drama, driver educational, language, music. Includes professional, vocational, and trade schools of a nonindustrial nature (e.g., culinary, cosmetology, arts and media, accounting and finance, health and dental including nursing, legal, psychology, and technology). Technical and vocational schools/colleges are included in this description.

Theater and auditorium. An indoor facility for public assembly and group entertainment, other than sporting events (e.g., civic theaters, facilities for "live" theater and concerts, exhibition and convention halls, motion picture theaters, auditoriums). Does not include outdoor theaters, concert and similar entertainment facilities, and indoor and outdoor facilities for sporting events; see "Outdoor commercial recreation."

Tutoring center, large. An indoor facility where instructors teach, coach, or educate students with more than ten instructors and/or students using the facility at any given time.

Tutoring center, small. An indoor facility where instructors teach, coach, or educate students with ten or fewer instructors and/or students using the facility at any given time.

Broadcasting and recording studio. Commercial and public communications uses including radio and television broadcasting and receiving stations and studios, with facilities entirely within buildings. Does not include transmission and receiving apparatus such as antennas and towers.

Park and ride facility. A designated area where a vehicle may be left in order for the driver to carpool with other commuters or to ride public transit.

Parking facility. A parking lot or parking structure used for parking motor vehicles where the facility is the primary use of the site. Parking structures and lots that are developed in conjunction with another primary use of the site to satisfy the on-site parking requirements for the development are not included in this definition.

Transit facility. A maintenance and service center for the vehicles operated in a mass transportation system. Includes buses, taxis, railways, monorail, etc.

Utility facility and infrastructure, fixed-base structures. Fixed-base structures and facilities serving as junction points for transferring utility services from one transmission voltage to another or to local distribution and service voltages. These uses include any of the following facilities that are not exempted from land use entitlements by Government Code § 53091: electrical substations and switching stations, natural gas regulating and distribution facilities, public water system wells, treatment plants and storage, telephone switching facilities, wastewater treatment plants, settling ponds, and disposal fields. These uses do not include office or customer service centers (classified in offices) or equipment and material storage yards.

Utility facility and infrastructure, pipelines. Pipelines for potable water, reclaimed water, natural gas, and sewage collection and disposal, and facilities for the transmission of electrical energy for sale, including transmission lines for a public utility company. Also includes telephone, telegraph, cable television, and other communications transmission facilities utilizing direct physical conduits.

Wind energy system, small. A machine which can convert kinetic energy in wind into a usable form of electrical or mechanical energy intended primarily for on-site consumption but may transfer excess energy into the electrical grid.

Adult day care facility. State-licensed facility that provides nonmedical care and supervision for more than six adults for periods of less than 24 hours, with no overnight stays.

Adult-oriented business.

Ambulance service. Emergency medical care and transportation, including incidental storage and maintenance of vehicles.

Animal sales and grooming. Retail sales of domestic and exotic animals, bathing and trimming services, and boarding of said animals for a maximum period of 72 hours conducted entirely within an enclosed building with no outdoor use. Boarding for periods longer than 72 hours is considered a kennel.

Bail bonds. A business providing a bond or obligation on behalf of a prisoner to insure the prisoner's appearance in court at the return of the writ.

Banks and financial services. Financial institutions such as banks and trust companies, credit agencies, holding (but not primarily operating) companies, lending and thrift institutions, and investment companies. Freestanding exterior automated teller machines (ATMs) are considered an accessory use and not part of this definition.

Bed and breakfast inn. A residential structure with one family in permanent residence with up to six bedrooms rented for overnight lodging, where meals may be provided subject to applicable health department regulations. A bed and breakfast inn with more than six guest rooms is considered a hotel or motel and is included under the definition of hotels and motels.

Business support services. Establishments primarily within buildings, providing other businesses with services such as maintenance, repair and service, testing, rental, etc. Support services include, but are not limited to:

Call center. An office equipped to handle a large volume of calls, especially for taking orders or servicing customers.

Check cashing business. An establishment that, for compensation, engages in the business of cashing checks, warrants, drafts, money orders, or other commercial paper serving a similar purpose. Also includes establishments primarily engaged in cashing payroll or personal checks for a fee or advancing funds on future checks. This classification does not include a state or federally chartered bank, savings association, credit union, or similar financial institution (see "Banks and financial services").

Child-care facility/center. A facility installed, operated, and maintained for the nonresidential care of children as defined under applicable state licensing requirements for the facility. Such facilities include, but are not limited to, infant centers, preschools, extended day care facilities, or school-age child-care centers as defined in this title.

Commercial cannabis activity. Any location providing for the cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery or sale of cannabis and cannabis product for medical, non-medical, or any other purpose and includes the activities of any business licensed by the state or other government entity under Division 10 of the California Business and Professions Code, or any provision of state law that regulates the licensing of cannabis businesses. Commercial cannabis activity does not include the cultivation, possession, storage, manufacturing, or transportation of cannabis by a qualified patient for his or her personal medical use so long as the qualified patient does not provide, donate, sell or distribute cannabis to any other person. Commercial cannabis activity also does not include the cultivation, possession, storage, manufacturing, transportation, donation or provision of cannabis by a primary caregiver, exclusively for the personal medical purposes of no more than five specified qualified patients for whom he or she is the primary caregiver, but who does not receive remuneration for these activities except for compensation in full compliance with California Health and Safety Code § 11362.765. Commercial cannabis activity also does not include the possession, storing, delivery or sale of cannabis by a non-storefront medical cannabis retailer as defined in section 5.20.020 of chapter 5.20 of this code.

Crematory services. An establishment providing services involving the care, preparation, and disposition of human and/or animal remains by means of cremation. Uses typically include, but are not limited to, crematories and crematories with embalming services.

Hotel. A facility with guest rooms or suites rented to the general public for transient lodging (less than 30 days). Hotels provide access to most guest rooms from an interior walkway and typically include a variety of services in addition to lodging, for example, restaurants, meeting facilities, personal services, etc. A hotel also includes accessory guest facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, indoor athletic facilities, accessory retail uses, etc.

Kennel, commercial. A facility that provides boarding of animals as the primary use of the facility. May also include daytime boarding and activity for animals (e.g., "doggie day-care") and ancillary grooming facilities. Also see "Animal sales and grooming."

Maintenance and repair, small equipment. Establishments providing on-site repair and accessory sales of supplies for appliances, office machines, home electronic/mechanical equipment, bicycles, tools, or garden equipment, conducted entirely within an enclosed building. Does not include maintenance and repair of vehicles.

Massage establishment. Any establishment where customers can receive a massage either as a primary or accessory function and where all massage therapists and practitioners are certified by the California Massage Therapy Council.

Medical services, extended care. Residential facilities providing nursing and health-related care for more than six persons as a primary use with inpatient beds, such as board and care homes, convalescent and rest homes, extended care facilities, and skilled nursing facilities. Long-term personal care facilities that do not emphasize medical treatment are included under "Residential care home." Care facilities for six or fewer persons are regulated under "Residential care home."

Medical services, general. Facility primarily engaged in providing outpatient medical, mental health, surgical, and other personal health services, but which is separate from hospitals, including medical and dental laboratories, medical, dental, and psychiatric offices, outpatient care facilities, and other allied health services. Counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under "Office, business and professional."

Medical services, hospitals. Hospitals and similar facilities engaged primarily in providing diagnostic services and extensive medical treatment, including surgical and other hospital services. These establishments have an organized medical staff, inpatient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide complete health care. May include on-site accessory clinics and laboratories, accessory retail uses (see "Retail, accessory"), and emergency heliports.

Mortuary/funeral home. A funeral home and parlor, where the deceased are prepared for burial or cremation and funeral services may be conducted. This use does not include crematorium, which is a separate use classification.

Non-storefront medical cannabis retail. A retailer as defined in section 5.20.020 of chapter 5.20 of this code.

Office, accessory. An office that is incidental and accessory to another business or sales activity that is the primary use (part of the same tenant space or integrated development). The qualification criteria for this definition is that the floor area of the accessory office use shall not exceed 50 percent of the total net habitable or leasable floor area of the tenant space for a single-use development or the combined floor area of an integrated development for a mixed-use project.

Office, business and professional. This use listing includes offices of administrative businesses providing direct services to consumers (e.g., insurance companies, utility companies), government agency and service facilities (e.g., post office, civic center), professional offices (e.g., accounting, attorneys, public relations), and offices engaged in the production of intellectual property (e.g., advertising, architecture, computer programming). This use does not include medical offices (see "Medical services, general"); temporary offices, or offices that are incidental and accessory to another business or sales activity that is the primary use (see "Office, accessory"). Outdoor storage of materials is prohibited.

Pawnshop. Any room, store, building, or other place in which the business of pawn brokering, or the business of lending money upon personal property, pawns, or pledges, or the business of purchasing articles from vendors or their assignees at prices agreed upon at or before the time of such purchase, is engaged in, carried on, or conducted.

Personal services. Establishments providing nonmedical services as a primary use, including, but not limited to, barber and beauty shops (including permanent makeup), weight loss clinics, day spas, spiritualist reading or astrology forecasting, clothing rental, dry cleaning pickup stores with limited equipment, home electronics and small appliance repair, laundromats (self-service laundries), shoe repair shops, and tailors. These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided. This use classification does not include massage or tattoo establishments (see "Massage establishment" and "Tattoo shop").

Shooting range. An establishment in which the primary use is an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice, training, or both. The establishment may include an ancillary retail space for a business that is engaged in the sale, transfer, exchange, leasing or vending of firearms, ammunition and/or related materials. The ancillary retail component may not exceed 25 percent of the gross floor area and may not engage in businesses related to the operation of pawnshops, secondhand stores or thrift stores as defined in this title.

Tattoo shop. An establishment that engages in the business of body modification made by inserting ink, dyes, and/or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design.

Veterinary facility. Veterinary facility that is primarily enclosed, containing only enough cage arrangements as necessary to provide services for domestic and exotic animals requiring acute medical or surgical care with accessory outdoor use that provides long-term medical care. Grooming and boarding of animals is allowed only if accessory to the facility use.

Alcoholic beverage sales. The retail sale of beverages containing alcohol for off-site consumption subject to regulation by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) as an off-sale establishment. On-site alcoholic beverage sales are included in the definitions for "Bar/nightclub" and "Restaurant."

Bar/nightclub. Any bar, cocktail lounge, discotheque, or similar establishment, which may also provide live entertainment (e.g., music and/or dancing, comedy, subject to an entertainment permit) in conjunction with alcoholic beverage sales. These facilities do not include bars that are part of a larger restaurant. Includes bars, taverns, pubs, and similar establishments where any food service is subordinate to the sale of alcoholic beverages. Bars and nightclubs may include outdoor food and beverage areas.

Building construction materials sales and storage yard. A retail establishment selling large amounts of building materials such as lumber, roofing, fresh water and sewer pipes, paving, and electrical equipment, where most display and storage are outside of an enclosed structure. Professional contractor sales account for a major proportion of total sales. Customers may also include the general public. Includes incidental retail ready-mix concrete operations, except where excluded by a specific zone. See description for "Home improvement supply store" for specialty stores that cater to the general public.

Consignment store. A retail store where goods are placed on consignment, which is the act of placing goods in the hands of another, while still retaining ownership, until the goods are sold.

Convenience store. An easy access retail store in a building or tenant space of 5,000 square feet or less in gross floor area, which carries a range of merchandise oriented to convenience and travelers' shopping needs. These stores may be part of a service station or an independent facility.

Drive-in and drive-through sales and service. A use where a customer is permitted or encouraged, either by the design of physical facilities or by the service and/or packaging procedures offered, to be served while remaining seated within an automobile including, but not limited to, drive-through food, financial services, and automated car washes.

Electric vehicle showroom with indoor sales. A use where the primary function of the space is to display and showcase electric vehicles only, and act as point of sale or rental of vehicles, parts, or accessories which are stored off site. Use may include storage of vehicles entirely inside the building. Minor auto repair to prepare cars for delivery to customers is permitted within an enclosed building.

Electric vehicle showroom with outdoor sales. A use where the primary function of the space is to display and showcase electric vehicles only, and act as a point of sale or rental of vehicles, parts, or accessories which are stored on site. Use may include storage of vehicles either inside or outside the building. Minor auto repair to prepare cars for delivery to customers is permitted within an enclosed building.

Equipment sales and rental. Service establishments with outdoor storage/rental yards, which may offer a wide variety of materials and equipment for rental (e.g., construction equipment).

Feed and tack store. A retail store selling animal food and equestrian supplies.

Garden center/plant nursery. Establishments providing for the cultivation and sale of ornamental trees, shrubs, and plants, including the sale of garden and landscape materials (packaged and/or bulk sale of unpackaged materials) and equipment.

Grocery store/supermarket. A retail business where the majority of the floor area open to the public is occupied by food products packaged for preparation and consumption away from the site of the store. Such uses may include up to ten percent of floor area for alcohol sales. These full-service businesses do not typically have limited hours of operation.

Gun sales. A business whose primary use is the sale of firearms, ammunition and related materials.

Home improvement supply store. An establishment (retail or wholesale) that sells kitchen, bath, carpeting, and other home-oriented supplies. Other retail uses are permitted if accessory to the primary use. These uses may include an expansive showroom. This use classification is a subcategory of the larger "Building construction materials sales and storage yard" use classification and may be combined with or separate from such uses.

Hookah shop. Any facility or location whose business operation includes as an outdoor accessory use the smoking of tobacco or other substances through one or more pipes (commonly known as a hookah, waterpipe, shisha, or narghile) designed with a tube passing through an urn of water that cools the smoke as it is drawn through it, including, but not limited to, establishments known variously as hookah bars, hookah lounges, or hookah cafes.

Liquor store. A retail establishment which has 50 percent or more of the shelving or gross floor area devoted to the public display and sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption.

Mobile food vehicle. Any vehicle, as defined in Vehicle Code § 670, which is equipped and used for retail sales of prepared food or staple foods including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, animal protein, dairy products, and beverages. For the purposes of this section, a mobile food vehicle shall also include any trailer or wagon equipped and used as described in this paragraph and pulled by a vehicle.

Restaurant. A retail business selling food and beverages prepared and/or served on the site, for on- or off-premises consumption. Includes eating establishments where customers are served from a walk-up ordering counter for either on- or off-premises consumption and establishments where most customers are served food at tables for on-premises consumption but may include providing food for take-out. Also includes coffee houses and accessory cafeterias as part of office and industrial uses. Restaurants are divided into three categories as follows:

Retail, accessory. The retail sales of various products and services (including food service) in a subtenant store, space, or other clearly defined/dedicated area that is located within a building occupied by a primary tenant such as a health care facility, hotel, office building, or department store, supermarket, or warehouse store. These uses include, but are not limited to:

Retail, general. Stores and shops selling single and multiple lines of merchandise. These stores and lines of merchandise include, but are not limited to, bakeries (all production in support of onsite sales), clothing and accessories, collectibles, department stores, drug and discount stores, dry goods, fabrics and sewing supplies, florists and houseplant stores (indoor sales, only; outdoor sales are plant nurseries and included in the definition of "garden center/plant nursery"), general stores, gift shops, hardware, hobby materials, musical instruments, parts and accessories, news-stands, pet supplies specialty shops, sporting goods and equipment, stationery, and variety stores.

Retail, warehouse club. Retail stores that emphasize the packaging and sale of products in large quantities or volumes, some at discounted prices. Sites and buildings are usually large and industrial in character. Patrons may be required to pay membership fees.

Secondhand dealer. Any business where the primary or ancillary use includes buying, selling, trading, accepting for sale on consignment, accepting for auctioning, or auctioning secondhand tangible personal property such as "cash for gold." This use classification does not include a "coin dealer" or participants at gun shows or events, pawnshops or secondhand stores.

Smoke shop. An establishment that either devotes more than 15 percent of its total floor area to smoking, drug, and/or tobacco paraphernalia or devotes more than a two-foot by four-foot (two feet in depth maximum) section of shelf space for display for sale of smoking, drug, and/or tobacco paraphernalia.

Thrift store. A retail establishment selling secondhand goods donated by members of the public.

Auto and Vehicle Sales and Rental. Retail establishments selling and/or renting automobiles, trucks, and vans. Includes the sales and rental of mobile homes, recreational vehicles, and boats. May also include repair shops and the sales of parts and accessories, incidental to vehicle dealerships. Does not include the sale of auto parts/accessories separate from a vehicle dealership (see "Auto parts sales"), bicycle and moped sales (see "Retail, general"), tire sales and repair establishments (see "Vehicle services, major"), businesses dealing exclusively in used parts (see "Recycling facility, scrap and dismantling"), or service station, all of which are separately defined.

Auto and Vehicle Sales, Auto Broker. Establishments providing the service of arranging, negotiating, assisting or effectuating, for a fee or compensation, the purchase of a new or used vehicle, not owned by the broker for a person(s). This use, consistent with the licensing guidelines from the California Department of Motor Vehicles does not allow for the storage or display of vehicles on site.

Auto and Vehicle Sales, Wholesale. Wholesale establishments selling new and used vehicles to licensed commercial auto dealers. This use, consistent with the licensing guidelines from the California Department of Motor Vehicles does not allow for the storage or display of vehicles on site.

Auto and Vehicle Storage. Facilities for the storage of operative and in operative vehicles for limited periods of time. Includes, but is not limited to, storage of parking tow-aways, impound yards, fleet yards and storage lots for automobiles (excluding recreational vehicles), trucks, and buses. Does not include retail sales (see "Auto and vehicle sales, wholesale").

Auto Parts Sales. Stores that sell new automobile parts, tires, and accessories. May also include minor parts installation (see "Vehicle services, minor"). Does not include tire sales and repair establishments, which are found under "Vehicle services, major," or businesses dealing exclusively in used parts, which are included under "Auto and vehicle sales, wholesale."

Automobile Service Station, General. A facility that is primarily for the purpose of retail sales of fuel (gasoline, diesel, ethanol etc.) for internal combustion powered vehicles.

Car Washing and Detailing. Permanent, drive-through, self-service, and/or attended car washing establishments, including fully mechanized facilities. May include detailing services. Temporary carwashes (e.g., fundraising activities generally conducted by volunteers and the duration of the event is limited to less than 12 hours within a day) are not part of this use classification.

Electric Vehicle Charging, Ancillary. A dedicated area where equipment and associated infrastructure is located for the purpose of charging the battery of an electric vehicle.

Electric Vehicle Service and Repair. A use in which electric vehicles or vehicle parts, are serviced or repaired. It may include other services for electric vehicles, including, but not limited to, accessory towing, maintenance, battery stations, and an electric charging station. Any on-site carwash shall only be used to clean vehicles receiving maintenance or repair and shall not be made available for public use. May include electric vehicle showroom as an accessory use.

Alternative Fuel Station with Lounge. A facility that is primarily for the purpose of retail sales of non-petroleum based fuel (e.g. electricity, hydrogen) for vehicles and associated ancillary facilities such as a lounge. The lounge includes seating and associated retail activities intended to serve customers waiting for their vehicles to refuel.

Recreational Vehicle Storage. Facilities for the storage of recreational vehicles.

Vehicle Services, Major. The repair, alteration, restoration, towing, painting, or finishing of automobiles, trucks, recreational vehicles, boats, and other vehicles as a primary use, including the incidental wholesale and retail sale of vehicle parts as an accessory use. This use includes major engine and/or transmission repair and bodywork-repair facilities dealing with entire vehicles; such establishments typically provide towing, collision repair, other body work, and painting services and tire sales and repair establishments.

Vehicle Services, Minor. Minor facilities specialize in limited aspects of repair and maintenance (e.g., muffler and radiator shops, quick-lube, smog check, and tires). Does not include repair shops that are part of a vehicle dealership on the same site (see "Auto and vehicle sales") or automobile dismantling yards, which are included under "Recycling facility, scrap and dismantling."

Battery Energy Storage Facility. Utility-scale stationary batteries that are connected to distribution/transmission networks or substations. Utility-scale facilities are intended primarily to interact with the electric grid and are not intended to serve a specific end user. Utility-scale facilities increase flexibility in power systems, provide grid reliability support and enable an optimal use of variable electricity sources like photovoltaic and wind.

Commercial (Secondary/Accessory)—Industrial. On-site, retail sales of products within an industrial building (the subject building) for walk-in customers and/or will call customers who order products via the internet/telephone or at a separate location such as a retail store. This use is secondary/accessory to the primary industrial use(s) that occur on-site and/or within the subject building, such as manufacturing, wholesale, storage, and distribution. The products available for retail sale shall be limited to products that are manufactured on-site or within the subject building, that are primarily sold on a wholesale basis, and/or are stored in, and/or distributed from, the subject building. Such products include, but are not limited to:

Commercial (re-purposing)—Industrial. A set of multiple commercial uses operating together as subtenants in a building that was originally designed for a single industrial tenant such as a warehouse, or a single commercial tenant such as a department store. This land use classification applies only to commercial uses that, individually, could not utilize the entire floor space of the subject building and, therefore, would not operate as the sole, primary tenant of the building. This classification does not apply to single tenants/uses that could utilize the entire floor space of the subject building. Characteristics of this land use classification include, but are not limited to:

E-commerce distribution. Activities that involve the buying, selling, and distribution of products and associated services over the internet or through mobile applications. Products are transported using freight trucks and stored in warehouses or fulfillment centers to then be distributed to designated shipping locations using delivery trucks. Includes the following categories of e-commerce distribution:

Food processing/manufacturing. Activities include methods of turning fresh foods into food products through various processes including, for example, washing, chopping, pasteurizing, freezing, fermenting, packaging, and cooking.

Lumber yard. Activities include the storage, sale, and display of lumber, wood, and building construction products. Lumber and wood products may be stored outside or within a structure. Onsite milling and planing of wood is prohibited.

Maker space. Activities typically include, but are not limited to, on-site, small-scale production of tangible goods including assembly of completely hand-fabricated parts or hand-fabrication of custom or craft goods not for mass production. Examples of maker space uses include ceramic studios, fabrics, inlays, needlework, weaving, leatherwork woodwork, 3D printing, laser cutting, local food and beverage production, metal or glass work, candle making, or custom jewelry. Goods are predominantly manufactured and fabricated involving only the use of hand tools or domestic-scaled mechanical equipment and kilns not exceeding 20 square feet in size. Retail sales are permitted on site. Accessory retail areas cannot exceed 30 percent of the maker space floor area.

Manufacturing, custom. Activities typically include, but are not limited to, manufacturing, processing, assembling, packaging, treatment, or fabrication of custom-made products. These types of business establishments do not utilize raw materials for their finished products, but rather may utilize semi-finished type of manufactured materials for their custom made-to-order products. The finished products from these business establishments are ready for use or consumption and may include on-site wholesale and retail of the goods produced. Examples of custom manufacturing uses include, but are not limited to household furniture, apparel products, electrical instruments signs and advertising displays, and assembly of bicycle parts. The uses do not produce odors, noise, vibration, or particulates that would adversely affect uses in the same structure or on a same site. Where 24-hour on-site surveillance is necessary, a caretaker's residence may be permitted when approved by a minor use permit.

Manufacturing, green technology. Activities typically include, but are not limited to, manufacturing, processing, assembling, packaging, treatment, or fabrication of finished made-to-order products utilizing semi-finished manufactured materials rather than raw materials. Examples of green technology manufacturing uses include, but are not limited to, solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal system components, and batteries for electric vehicles/bicycles. The uses do not typically produce odors, noise, vibration, or particulates that would adversely affect uses in the same structure or on a same site. Where 24-hour on-site surveillance is necessary, a caretaker's residence may be permitted with a minor use permit.

Manufacturing, light. Activities typically include, but are not limited to, labor-intensive manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, or repair processes which do not involve large container truck traffic or the transport of large-scale bulky products but may include limited rail traffic. The new product may be finished in that it is ready for use or consumption or it may be semi-finished to become a component for further assembly and packaging. These types of business establishments are customarily directed to the wholesale market, inter-plant transfer, rather than direct sale to the consumer. Such uses may include, but are not limited to, electronic microchip assembly; printing, publishing, and allied industries; food processing and manufacturing; candy and other confectionery products; bottled or canned soft drinks and carbonated water; apparel and other finished products; paperboard containers and boxes; drugs; medical equipment; and small fabricated metal products such as hand tools, general hardware, architectural, and ornamental metal work and toys, amusement, sports, and athletics goods. The activities do not produce odors, noise, vibration, hazardous waste materials, or particulates that would adversely affect other uses in the structure or on the same site. Where 24-hour on-site surveillance is necessary, a caretaker's residence may be permitted when approved by a minor use permit.

Microbrewery. A small-scale brewery operation dedicated to the production of specialty beers and producing less than 15,000 barrels (465,000 U.S. gallons) per year. Ancillary on-site tasting and/or retail sales of beers produced on site for off-site consumption may be permitted when approved by a minor use permit.

Printing and publishing. Establishments engaged in printing by letterpress, lithography, gravure, screen, offset, or electrostatic (xerographic) copying, and other establishments serving the printing trade including bookbinding, typesetting, engraving, photoengraving, and electrotyping. This use also includes establishments that publish newspapers, books, and periodicals, and establishments manufacturing business forms and binding devices. Does not include "quick printing" services or desktop publishing which are included in "business support services."

Recycling facility, collection. A recycling facility used for the acceptance by donation, redemption, or purchase of recyclable materials from the public that does not occupy more than 500 square feet. This classification may include a mobile unit, kiosk-type units that may include permanent structures, and unattended containers placed for the donation of recyclable materials. Also includes so-called "reverse vending machines," an automated mechanical device that accepts one or more types of empty beverage containers including, but not limited to, aluminum cans, glass bottles, and plastic bottles, and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip with value of not less than the container's redemption value as determined by the state.

Recycling facility, processing. A recycling facility located in a building or enclosed space and used for the collection and processing of recyclable materials. Processing means the preparation of material for efficient shipment or to an end-user's specifications by such means as baling, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning, and remanufacturing. Collection of recycling materials as the sole activity is included in the definition of "Recycling facility, collection."

Research and development. Indoor facilities for scientific research, and the design, development, and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical, and mechanical components in advance of product manufacturing, that is not associated with a manufacturing facility on the same site. Includes, but is not limited to, chemical, medical, and biotechnology research and development. Does not include computer software companies (see "Office, business and professional"), soils and other materials testing laboratories (see "Business support services").

Storage, personal storage facility. A structure or group of structures containing generally small, individual, compartmentalized stalls or lockers rented as individual storage spaces and characterized by low parking demand.

Storage warehouse. Facility for the storage of furniture, household goods, or other commercial goods of any nature. Includes cold storage and moving and storage services where no wholesale or distribution is conducted. Does not include mini-storage facilities offered for rent or lease to the general public (see "Storage, personal storage facility") or warehouse facilities in which the primary purpose of storage is for wholesaling and distribution (see "Wholesale and distribution (medium and light)").

Wholesale, and distribution, light. Activities typically include, but are not limited to, wholesaling and distribution of finished goods and/or food products from the premises. Activities under this classification shall be conducted in enclosed buildings and occupy 50,000 square feet or less of building space. Includes incidental storage and warehousing. Retail sales from the premises may occur when approved by a minor use permit.

Wholesale and distribution, medium. Activities typically include, but are not limited to, wholesale and distribution of finished goods and/or food products from the premises; including distribution facilities for large-scale retail firms. Includes incidental storage and warehousing. Activities under this classification shall be conducted in enclosed buildings and occupy greater than 50,000 square feet of building space. Included are multi-tenant or speculative buildings with over 50,000 square feet of warehouse space.

Work/live. A building or spaces within a building used jointly for commercial and residential purposes where the residential use of the space is secondary or accessory to the primary use as a place of work. Typical types of work include small-scale, custom manufacturing of goods with limited on-site sales. The dedicated work area must be at least twice the size of the residential area with no more than two inhabitants living on the premises. Work/live uses are typically found in industrial zones and have a maximum gross floor area of 30,000 square feet.

Farms for orchards, trees, field crops, truck gardening, flowering gardening, and other similar enterprises carried on in the general field of agriculture.

Raising, grazing, breeding, boarding or training of large or small animals: except concentrated lot feeding and commercial poultry and rabbit raising enterprises, subject to the following:

Aviary shall be limited to 50 birds per acre.

Retail sale of products raised on the property excluding retail nurseries and sale of animals for commercial purposes.

Wholesale distributor and processor of nursery-plant stock. Retail nursery where incidental and contiguous to propagation of nursery stock and/or wholesale distributor. Outdoor storage and display is prohibited except for nursery-plant stock.

Dog kennels, dog training schools, small animal shelters, and dog breeding establishments with outside runs.

The raising of chinchilla, nutria, hamsters, guinea pigs, cavy, and similar small animals.

Frog farms.

Worm farms.

Flues.

Chimneys.

Spires, bell towers, or similar architectural features.

Required yard area. Except as otherwise specified in this title, required yard areas shall be kept free of buildings and structures.

Exclusivity of required yard area. No yard or other open space provided around any building for the purpose of complying with this title shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building or structure.

Vertical clearance. Except as otherwise provided in this title, every part of a required yard shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed. Building overhangs, bay windows, and other such elements may intrude as permitted, pursuant to section 17.34.040(E) (Allowed Encroachments or Projections into Required Yards).

Corner lots. In the case of a lot abutting two or more streets, the main buildings and accessory buildings shall be erected so as not to encroach upon the required front and street side yards.

Double-frontage lots. Where a double-frontage lot has a depth of 125 feet or more, such lot may be treated as two lots, with the rear line of each approximately equidistant from the front lot lines, provided all the yard requirements are met.

Setback measurement. The setback of all buildings and structures shall be measured at a right angle from the property line or curb face as listed below. Except as permitted in section 17.34.040(E) (Allowed Encroachments or Projections Into Required Yards), or as otherwise specified in this title for specific types of structures (e.g., accessory structures, signs) or through the issuance of a variance, structures shall not extend beyond required setback lines.

Residential encroachments.

Nonresidential encroachments.

Very Low (VL).

Low (L).

Low Medium (LM).

Medium (M).

Medium High (MH).

High (H).